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JUMAR
Definition of JUMAR
noun
A device, used to clip on a rope, that tightens when weight is applied, thus allowing the rope to be climbed.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From the name of the Swiss firm Jümar Pangit which manufactured it, in turn from the surnames of Adolf Jüsy and Walter Marti.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
JUMAR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 114, 11 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 69, 28 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
JUMAR starts with J and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AJMRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start JUMAR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found JUMAR?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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